Dongguan vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
140K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 77% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7055th and 204th ($678 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3115th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Reykjavik

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Dongguan Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161